{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-50-307","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-307","heading":"Acquired brain injury, intellectual disability, or developmental disability designation for driver's license or photo identification license","body":"(a) Upon request by a person who has an acquired brain injury, an intellectual disability, or a developmental disability, or by a parent or guardian of a minor, or a conservator of a person with the injury or disability, when the department issues or renews a driver license or photo identification license to the person, the driver license or photo identification license shall have language or a symbol designed by the department, that indicates the person has an acquired brain injury, an intellectual disability, or a developmental disability. The language or symbol shall be displayed clearly on the license. (b) A person who elects to have language or a symbol indicating an acquired brain injury, an intellectual disability, or a developmental disability on the person's license at the time of issuance, renewal, or reissue shall pay the required license fee, check a box on the application stating the person has an acquired brain injury, an intellectual disability, or a developmental disability, and provide proof of a diagnosis by a licensed medical doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist or senior psychological examiner, or neurologist of the acquired brain injury, intellectual disability, or developmental disability. (c) A person who elects to have the acquired brain injury, intellectual disability, or developmental disability designation added to the person's license may opt out of participation at any time. If a change is sought outside the normal renewal schedule, the person shall bear the associated costs, consistent with established fees applicable to reissuance of licenses. (d) For purposes of this section: (1) \"Acquired brain injury\" means an alteration in brain function or other evidence of brain pathology; and (2) \"Developmental disability\" and \"intellectual disability\" have the same meanings as defined in § 33-1-101 . Acts 2018, ch. 981, § 1.\n(a) Upon request by a person who has an acquired brain injury, an intellectual disability, or a developmental disability, or by a parent or guardian of a minor, or a conservator of a person with the injury or disability, when the department issues or renews a driver license or photo identification license to the person, the driver license or photo identification license shall have language or a symbol designed by the department, that indicates the person has an acquired brain injury, an intellectual disability, or a developmental disability. The language or symbol shall be displayed clearly on the license.\n(b) A person who elects to have language or a symbol indicating an acquired brain injury, an intellectual disability, or a developmental disability on the person's license at the time of issuance, renewal, or reissue shall pay the required license fee, check a box on the application stating the person has an acquired brain injury, an intellectual disability, or a developmental disability, and provide proof of a diagnosis by a licensed medical doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist or senior psychological examiner, or neurologist of the acquired brain injury, intellectual disability, or developmental disability.\n(c) A person who elects to have the acquired brain injury, intellectual disability, or developmental disability designation added to the person's license may opt out of participation at any time. If a change is sought outside the normal renewal schedule, the person shall bear the associated costs, consistent with established fees applicable to reissuance of licenses.\n(d) For purposes of this section: (1) \"Acquired brain injury\" means an alteration in brain function or other evidence of brain pathology; and (2) \"Developmental disability\" and \"intellectual disability\" have the same meanings as defined in § 33-1-101 .\n(1) \"Acquired brain injury\" means an alteration in brain function or other evidence of brain pathology; and\n(2) \"Developmental disability\" and \"intellectual disability\" have the same meanings as defined in § 33-1-101 .","path":["TN Code","Title 55","Chapter 50"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"72474fc7c165ef93502748dcd20cf2715367e50ed0eba1dddf463c5e8f0fe3de","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-50-306","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-50-311"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}